Elias Renn thought his final weeks at Ignis Prime Academy would be routine. He was wrong. Assigned to the training vessel TNS Horizon, Elias expects one last exercise before graduation, far from expectations and the legacy he’s spent years trying to escape. It’s supposed to be simple. Safe. Then the attack comes. An unknown enemy strikes without warning, shattering the fleet and cutting the cadets off from command. Outgunned and isolated at the edge of known space, Elias is forced into leadership as the survivors fight to stay alive. What they uncover isn’t just an ambush, it’s proof of a threat the Terran Alliance isn’t prepared to face. Graduation was supposed to be his way out. Instead, it may be the moment he’s pulled into a war no one believes is coming.